The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 183, Issue 6 , Pages 655-658 , June 2002

The effect of improving communication competency on the certifying examination of the American board of surgery

  • Pamela A Rowland-Morin, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-603-650-7400; fax: 603-650-6061
    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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  • Nicholas P Coe, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Tufts University Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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  • A.Gerson Greenburg, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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  • Richard K Spence, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Birmingham Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • William P Reed, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, State University of New York Medical School, Mineola, NY, USA
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  • Nicholas P Lang, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AK, USA
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  • Parvis J Sadighi, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Pittsfield, MA, USA
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  • Kenneth W Burchard, M.D.

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    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756, USA

Received 31 July 2001 ,Revised 23 October 2001

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 183, Issue 6 , Pages 655-658 , June 2002

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